Health problems of women employed in jobs involving psychological and ergonomic stressors: The case of garment workers in québec

Women and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 49-65

  Brisson, Chantal ^a   Vézina, Michel ^b   Vinet, Alain ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; STRESS; WORKER;

AGED; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0026710437     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v18n03_04     Document Type: Article

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